Isaac b



(No Model.)

I. B. KELLER.

SHIRT.

No. 261,726. Patented July 25, 1882.

INVENTOR ddaae 'MMM v'a ATTORNEYS /ff/ a UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC B. KELLER, OFWLEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO CYRUSG. RAUGH, OF SAME PLAGE.

SHIRT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 261,726, dated July 25,1882.

Application iiled May 20, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC B. KELLER, a citizen of theUnited States, aresidentot' Lebanon, in the county of Lebanon and State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Shirts; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe construction and operation of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawin gs, making a part of this speciiication, and to theletters andgures of' reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation ot' a back or rear view ofa shirt, showing my device. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same. F1g. 3 is a detail view ofthe re-enforcement piece, and Fig. 4 is a detailview of the inside flap.

This invention has relation to shirts; and it consists in lengtheningone of the back yokesections to vrproject beyond the back slit, andproviding, in addition to the neck button-hole, a second button-holeobliquely arranged at the end of the extension of the yoke-section, andin providing a shield-shaped re-enforcenient, joining the yoke-extensionand the back at one side of the slit and lapping over the back at theother side of the slit, all as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter a designates the back 0f theshirt, having the back slit, b, centrallyarranged; and b represents ayoke-section on one side, the end of which is continuous with one edgeof the slit.

c indicates the other back y oke-section, the end d of which extendsbeyond the other edge, c, of the slit, and is obliqnely formed, itslower portion extending beyond its upper portion. A button-hole, g, isprovided at its upper portion, and is centrally arranged to receive theneck-button h. A second button-hole, g', is

made at the extremity of the extension, this button-hole being obliquelyarranged with reference to the neck button-hole, and being designed toreceive a button,h,which is secured in a corresponding position to theopposite yoke-section.

k represents a re-enforcement designed to be attached to the back of theshirt, andv to extend from the yoke downward below the lower 5o end ofthe slit. This re-entorcementis shieldshaped and broad at itslowerend,m, which is secured transversely to the back of the shirt. It issecured by its upper end to the lower 'margin of the yoke-section c,itsmargin lbeing 55 even with the extremity ot' this yoke-section.

It is provided with an inside ap,f, the edge of which is secured to theedge c of the slit, and its lateral edge s is secured to the back of theshirt at one side of the slit, as shown in the 6o drawings Its margin lis free, and extends downward,- wideuing toward its lower broad end, m,so that it laps considerably over that part of the back which is on theopposite side of the slit, where the fastening is made by means of thebuttons and buttoaholes of the yoke-sections. This re-enforcement formsa broad facing over the slit portion of the shirt, and gives it materialstrength here, where it is especially liable to be torn. The lappingpor- 7o tion z, being secured at its upper and lower ends, covers theslit completely, and in such a manner that when on the person no openingis liable to occur to expose the undershirt or skin.

Having described `this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

A shirt having the back yoke-extension,d,

beyond the back slit, b, provided with a second 8o button-hole, g',beyond the neck button-hole, and a shield-shaped re-enforcement, k,having a broad lower end, m, secured t0 the back below the back slit, anupper end secured to the back yoke-extension, a lateral edge, s, joining8 5 the back at one side ot' the back slit, and a portion, z, lappingover the back at the other side of the 4slit, substantially as specied.

In testimony that l claim the above I have hereunto subscribedmy nameinthe piesence 9o ot' two witnesses.

ISAAC B. KELLER.

Witnesses BAssLEE BOYER, LEWIS REER.

